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#B2BCD0

#b2bcd0 ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b2bcd0 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 73.73% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.42% cyan, 9.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 24.19% saturation and 75.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 3.95.

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Relative luminance0.4999

Complementary

  1. #b2bcd0
  2. #d0c6b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2bcd0
  2. #d0b7b2
  3. #cbd0b2

Analogous

  1. #b2cbd0
  2. #b2bcd0
  3. #b7b2d0

Triadic

  1. #b2bcd0
  2. #d0b2bc
  3. #bcd0b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2bcd0
  2. #c6b2d0
  3. #d0c6b2
  4. #bcd0b2

Square

  1. #b2bcd0
  2. #d0b2cb
  3. #d0c6b2
  4. #b2d0b7

Monochromatic

  1. #586b91
  2. #8393b3
  3. #b2bcd0
  4. #e2e5ed
  5. #f2f4f7

Shades

#b2bcd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2bcd0
  2. #a0a9bb
  3. #8e96a6
  4. #7d8492
  5. #6b717d
  6. #595e68
  7. #474b53
  8. #35383e
  9. #24262a
  10. #121315
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2bcd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2bcd0
  2. #bac3d5
  3. #c1c9d9
  4. #c9d0de
  5. #d1d7e3
  6. #d9dee8
  7. #e0e4ec
  8. #e8ebf1
  9. #f0f2f6
  10. #f7f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2bcd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2bcd0
  2. #adb6c8
  3. #a8b0c0
  4. #a3aab8
  5. #9ea4b0
  6. #999ea8
  7. #9498a0
  8. #8f9298
  9. #8a8c90
  10. #858688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8bcc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6bdd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3bad0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abc0c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4bdd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3bbd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aebec8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2bcd0 {
  color: #b2bcd0;
}
Background
.bg-b2bcd0 {
  background-color: #b2bcd0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2bcd0 {
  border: 2px solid #b2bcd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2bcd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 188 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 24% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2bcd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2bcd0, #b7b2d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2bcd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 188 208 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 3.95 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.47 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.93 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.83 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.33 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.33 #4d432f Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#b2bcd0  rgb(178, 188, 208)  hsl(220, 24%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#d0c6b2  rgb(208, 198, 178)  hsl(40, 24%, 76%)  Bone
#d0b2bc  rgb(208, 178, 188)  hsl(340, 24%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#bcd0b2  rgb(188, 208, 178)  hsl(100, 24%, 76%)  Tea Green